Physical Computing

The images in this gallery demonstrate the process work, experiments, and prototypes created by my students in a physical computing course that I lead at The College of New Jersey in 2015 and 2016. In the course, I taught basic electronics, microcontrollers, processing, serial communication, prototyping, digital fabrication, and design thinking.

Addressing Food Waste with the Internet of Things

Custom-built sensor with wi-fi

Push-notification from sensor to web app

Detail of the product design

Detail of the web app

Ground drone with 4 DC motors and expandable breadboard platform

View of the electronics

Drone design view

Internal design view of the drone gear train

Mechanical wings using small stepper motors

Mechanical wings extended

Pedaling generates the electricity

Custom-built senor on the turning fork with override buttons, GPS, and phone-charging

Programming the smart bike blinker to be automated with the turn of the fork

Programming the smart bike blinker to be automated with the turn of the fork